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I have a new CZ Bobwhite 20ga. I have maybe 400-500 shell through it now. When I break it open, it seems to have a spring the last 30% that adds tension on opening. It always wants to spring back making loading or un-loading shells hard. I there something I can do to keep the barrels accessable for loading? Shouldn't it just hang open? What am I missing here?

Barry

GSPBearMan wrote:I have a new CZ Bobwhite 20ga. I have maybe 400-500 shell through it now. When I break it open, it seems to have a spring the last 30% that adds tension on opening. It always wants to spring back making loading or un-loading shells hard. I there something I can do to keep the barrels accessable for loading? Shouldn't it just hang open? What am I missing here?

Barry

When you open the O/U, you are resetting the hammer springs on the barrels that have been fired. You are possibly resetting ejector springs as well. That depends on whether you have ejectors, if the barrel has been fired and if you have fired the barrel.

Those could be the source of your issue, but it seems like they would reset and then not try to close the action.

Do you have ejectors or extractors?

Greg J.

Greg,

My SxS has a simple slide extractor. No spring associated with that. Don't what it could be......

Barry

Barry, I'm not sure what is going on with your gun, but it doesn't sound right. You can try this...take 2 snap caps (or 2 empty hulls) and load them...pull the trigger twice...but DON'T open the gun...just take off the forend first, then remove your barrels by moving your lever over. Now you've taken apart the gun without cocking your triggers first, in other words there should be no tension on those springs. Next time you put your gun together and then open it, now you should be able to note the tension and hear that distinct clicking sound of the hammers being cocked.